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Good concept, poorly executed.

A Major Disappointment

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This film was amazing. Amazingly bad! Fellow fans of terrible film, I call your attention to the works of the Jorge Ameer. I am convinced he is the reincarnation of Ed Wood. It's been a long time since the world has seen such terrible filmmaking. I "specially" love the comments that overly praise Jorge's entire oeuvre, comments that were more likely than not written by Ameer himself or those close to him. The comments add a veneer of extreme narcissism that vault Ameer from the realm of ordinary bad filmmaking to legendary status. So rejoice! A legend lives among us! I have already "enjoyed" Contadora Is For Lovers, and look forward to watching everything I can get my hands on by this inadvertent master of bad cinema. I was going to give him one star, but he deserves all the stars I am capable of giving him. So ten stars it is!P.S. World War II didn't start until 1939, not 1933. (Keep up the lazy research Jorge!)

Watching "The Singing Forest" is like reading a poem. It is very allegorical and experimental yet very artistic. There is deeper meaning to the naked eye which is what I like about this film. There is depth and an underlying sense of grief beneath the surface. I totally got the Destiny allegory. If in your mind, you were to take her out of the picture, it would seem like both men are interacting with one another therefore demonstrating the idea that Destiny "the spirit" is what brings both these two old souls together. There is an element of fairy tale happening here...a dark fairy tale. The message I got from this film is what reality is subjective and a product of our experiences. For those who spent the entire film focusing on the technical difficulties the film may have had, I think the message of the film has totally escaped you and therefore you obviously did not "get it". To those more open to artistic expression and looking into the deeper meaning behind this work, you will find a refreshing and original story. For those interested in the filmmakers earlier works, in the DVD extras there are several clever and astute shorts. I especially loved the music throughout the film.

I liked the actors and the cast. I like how the director puts himself out there, specially with his cameo. It was a very refreshing and original story. The dad did a good job. It had a few scenes that could have been omitted, yet the execution was good. I liked the story, actors did a good job in portraying the story. I thought it was controversial because of the references to the Nazi concentration and the reincarnation stuff was pretty out there. But you would definitely recommend because it is a breath of fresh air, an original screenplay, that plays with your mind and causes you to examine and question your existence.

There is deep meaning to this film. I watched it the other day and found it to be thought provoking and very profound. There were some production problems, I guess for its low budget, but all in all, I really liked this movie. I specially loved the music. I can't wait to see what the director comes up with next. You can tell he has a lot of talent and originality. Making reference to the gay holocaust is something that I found to be refreshing and have not seen in any other film since "Bent" which I loved. The moving back and forth within time periods was effective. The actors did a descent job. I'd like to see more work from Craig Pinkston. I read all of the bad reviews on this site. I think most here are too focused on the production values of the film rather than the message.